Species profile
Brown-crowned Scimitar-babbler
Pomatorhinus phayrei
Quick answer
Breeding regions are OR. Breeding subregions are ne India to s China (Yunnan) and c Indochina.
- Scientific name
- Pomatorhinus phayrei
- Family
- Timaliidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Pomatorhinus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Brown-crowned Scimitar-babbler in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Timaliidae
- Bar-winged Wren-babbler (Spelaeornis troglodytoides)
- Bare-headed Babbler (Melanocichla calva)
- Black Babbler (Melanocichla lugubris)
- Black-chinned Babbler (Stachyridopsis pyrrhops)
- Black-necklaced Scimitar-Babbler (Megapomatorhinus erythrocnemis)
- Black-streaked Scimitar-Babbler (Megapomatorhinus gravivox)
- Black-throated Babbler (Stachyris nigricollis)
- Bold-striped Tit-Babbler (Macronus bornensis)